HC Deb 27 November 1952 vol 508 cc87-8W
112. Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Minister of Education whether any agreement has yet been arrived at between her Department, the university authorities and local education authorities on the question of the standardisation of financial grants to university students.

Miss Horsbrugh

I have nothing to add to the information given in Administrative Memorandum 425 and Circular 252 of which I sent the hon. Member a copy last July. The only further discussions held between my Department, university authorities and local education authorities have been concerned with methods of selection and not with standard figures of maintenance.

Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Minister of Education the average award or grant to each individual student in each local education authority area in Wales and Monmouthshire for 1951–52.

Miss Horsbrugh

I am not yet able to give particulars of grants for 1951–52. The table below shows the average grant per student for 1950–51:

ACADEMIC YEAR 1950–51
L.E.A. Average grant per student Fees and Maintenance
University Courses Non-University Courses
Counties £ £
Anglesey 136 46
Breconshire 185 153
Caernarvonshire 85 70
Cardiganshire 84 70
Carmarthenshire 135 83
Denbighshire 132 57
Flintshire 118 65
Glamorgan 210 138
Merioneth 81 46
Monmouthshire 210 142
Montgomeryshire 220 173
Pembrokeshire 146 96
Radnor 221 107
County Boroughs
Cardiff 143 83
Merthyr Tydfil 220 191
Newport (Mon.) 234 119
Swansea 213 161